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The pandemic has turned the world upside down. Many lives have been lost. In some places political and social unrest have intensified the situation. All this has made many of us reflect on our lives and what is most important to us. May knitting this simple garter stitch project bring you some calm moments in this time of RefleXion.

MCM stands for Mid-Century Modern, the era known for its bold geometrical patterns, clean and simple lines and minimalist designs. The semi-circle pattern is part of one of my shawl designs, the Palm Springs Glory Shawl. In fact, this pattern makes a great swatch for the shawl!

Palm Springs has the largest concentration of Mid-Century Modern architecture and retro lifestyle. The era is known for its bold geometrical patterns, clean and simple lines and minimalist design. The Palm Springs Glory shawl focusses on round shapes, expressed in two patterns: a semi circles and a waves pattern. These patterns are often used f...

Carry around your WIP with pride in this cute basket! Its size is perfect for a one skein project.

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The Soul Hugger Cowl is a very easy one skein pattern that knits up super-fast! It is knit top down in the round. This beautifully soft baby merino wool is handspun by nomadic Bedouin women in the Israeli dessert and hand-dyed by Israeli artist schlomi. Each skein is a piece of art. The pattern is designed to use up the entire skein of yarn.

This lacy, beaded shawl is knit with Menta, an amazingly soft yarn you won’t want to put down. Though made 100% from peppermint, this sustainable, vegan yarn is scentless and drapes beautifully.

Pure softness and elegance hugging your neck – this cowl is a quick knit that is worked sideways and joined using kitchener stitch (optional). The beads sparkle like little crystals on the leaves in

Upside down, inside out, doesn’t matter which way you put on this shrug, it’s always right. The cables are reversible! The shrug is knit bottom up (or top down) and seamed at the armholes.

This shawl won first prize in the design contest held by the Knitting Guild Association in 2017 for new designers.

This yarn cozy is the perfect project for a first-time brioche knitter who wants to try two-color brioche knitting in the round. It is also a great way to use leftover yarn since it uses very little yarn! Dig into your stash and find some nice contrasting colored yarns.

Project bag and yarn bowl in one!

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Happy Mother’s Day to my mother Mia! The two braids on this shawlette that I designed for my mother symbolize our lives, side by side. Even though we live on different continents we are closely connected.

I like simple accessories with a twist. The twist in this cowl looks like a zipper in the front. If you use two colors with a strong contrast, that “zipper” will really pop.

The Bermuda Triangle Cowl is a fast and simple knit that only uses 4 stitches: knit, purl, yarn over and knit 2 together. It’s the perfect pattern to show off your beautiful gradient or Ombré DK weight yarn.

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A simple little purse with a Japanese knot handle. The purse is made up of two circles that are knit from the center out and sewn together. For the handles you pick up stitches along the border of one of the circles and work in seed stitch in order to get a sturdy fabric.

This cowl is very light and lacy and therefore well suited to wear in warm southern regions. The inspiration came from the TV show Outlander thus the name Southlander. It combines the styles of Claire’s beautifully knitted capes and cowls and Jamie’s drapy kilts with the “shoulder throw”.

The Miss Lizzi cowl pattern includes both versions shown in the pictures, one with a longer triangle and one that is shorter with stripes. Both cowls are knitted from the bottom up with the border worked flat in garter stitch short rows. After completing the border you join to knit the body of the cowl in the round. From there on it’s mindless ...

This cowl pattern is dedicated to my dear friend Aagje who moved back to Europe for new adventures. May knitting always bring her joy and happiness!

The sleeve fits snuggly onto the iPhone 6 and a bit more loose on the iPhone 5. It is worked seamlessly in the round. The granny triangles are crocheted separately and sewn onto the sleeve. The 2 skeins will make 2 sleeves. The pattern is written in US terminology.

The shrug is knit in one piece sideways. It is a quick and simple knit/purl project that will make an elegant piece. The stripes are created by holding the yarn 3 ply using the Navajo Knitting technique. This is such a fun and smart technique and will break up the monotonous stockinette stitch.

Light as air, that’s how this cowl feels when you’re wearing it. Knit with this beautiful bamboo yarn it is the perfect summer accessory.